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Weimar Republic & Great Depression Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following factors helped to radicalize Germany society in the years after WWI?
a)
the authoritarianism of the Weimar Republic.
b)
drought and famine.
c)
out of control inflation.
d)
the rise of the middle class.
2.

what impact did the American Wall Street crash have on Germany?

a)

allowed Germany to escape their reparations

b)

made millions of Germans lose their jobs

c)

allowed Germans to buy American goods at cheap prices

d)

gave Germany a Casus Belli

3.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
4.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Taco Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Throwback Thursday
5.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

a)

Overproduction

b)

Consumer overspending

c)

Stock Market Crash

d)

high income taxes

6.

How did the Weimar government try to combat the economic issues in post-war Germany?

a)

They taxed the citizens up to 90%

b)

They printed more money

c)

They implemented pure communism

d)

They refused to pay the money and built a wall around Germany

7.

Click ALL of the following that could apply to the effects of the Great Depression

a)

Bank failures

b)

Unemployment rises

c)

Rise of Banks opening

d)

Life Savings lost

8.

After President Hoover failed to help the public, who ran for election on the slogan a New Deal for Americans?

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

Harry S Truman

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Herbert Hoover

9.
How did "bank runs" impact the American people during the Great Depression?
a)
Banks eventually ran out of money to loan, and people's life savings were gone.
b)
Banks made loans throughout the Great Depression, helping people pays bills until they could find work.
c)
Banks were able to people's deposits safe, but they could not loan out any more money.
d)
Banks were not at all involved in the Great Depression because people did not use them.
10.
A system of government that exerts complete control over its citizens; individuals have no rights and all opposition to the government is suppressed
a)
Monarchy
b)
Totalitarianism
c)
Democracy
d)
Communism
11.
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
12.
The Treaty of Versailles blamed who for the War
a)
Austria
b)
Hungary
c)
Germany
d)
Ottoman Empire
13.
This Image is used to describe:
a)
The failure of banks, causing people to lose their life savings
b)
How irresponsible people were with their money in the 20s
c)
How overspending had caused an economic collapse
d)
That buying on credit caused the stock market to crash
14.

What was a major cause of the Great Depression in 1929?

a)

A sudden increase in manufacturing output

b)

The collapse of the stock market

c)

A decrease in agricultural production

d)

An increase in global trade

15.

What happened on "Black Tuesday", October 29, 1929?

a)

Stock Market Crash

b)

Hitler invades Poland

c)

Riots break out across America due to poverty

d)

Banks begin failing and taking money from Americans

16.

12015 35 Which goal did Joseph Stalin establish for the Soviet Union?

a)

becoming an industrial power

b)

creating a golden age of culture

c)

instituting a parliamentary monarchy

d)

easing tensions using détente

17.
All are true regarding totalitarianism EXCEPT:
a)
Control of public and private life is key
b)
Methods of control include police terror, indocrination, propaganda, and censorship
c)
It incorporates dictatorship and one party rule
d)
A weak and unappealing leader divides the people
18.
What is a totalitarian state?
a)
an economy with private ownership of businesses
b)
a state in which people have control over businesses
c)
a state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private lives
d)
a state in which the working class is glorified
19.

Stalin's plans to quicken the industrialization of the USSR was called the ______.

a)

The Great Purge

b)

Collectivization

c)

5 Year Plans

d)

Industrialization

20.

What was the purpose of the Great Purge under Stalin?

a)

To eliminate enemies of Communism

b)

To eliminate political rivals

c)

To intimidate the people to bow to Stalin

d)

All of the Above

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